MOGADISHU (TF.SF) – Some of Somali transitional federal parliament members on Thursday described the invitation letter of Augustine Mahiga, UN special envoy for Somalia, as humiliation and disgrace.

Awad Ahmed Hasharo, Somali MP, said that the invitation letter is written that Somali leaders can’t remain united as well as they can’t resolve their internal disagreements.

He accused Mahiga of trying to create conflict and disagreements in Somali people who tired from 20 years of civil war.

Also, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, another Somali MP, said that UN envoy wants to divide Somalis into kinfolk after already splitting into tribes and sub-clan.

He charged that Mahiga would like to create long-term process by creating confilict in Somalis to get more money.

Augustine Mahiga, the United Nations special representatives for Somalia on Wednesday reached at the Somali capital Mogadishu, having closed door meeting with Somalia’s top officials.

After meeting with Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the speaker of the parliament and the prime minister, Mahiga held a joint news conference in Mogadishu with Somali premier, saying that he invited Somalia’s top TFG officials to attend a meeting on Somalia that will be held in Nairobi, Kenya.

“I came to Mogadishu to bring invitation to the president, the prime minister and the speaker to the forth-coming consultative meeting which will be held in Nairobi later this month” Mahiga said in joint press conference with Somali premier in the seaside Mogadishu.

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The transitional federal government has announced that it will not take part in the upcoming Somali Conference to be held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, next month and which is intended to bring together the TFG, Somalland, Puntland, Golmudug and Alu-sunna, describing it as being opposed to the government.The Somali Minister of Information and Telecommunication, Abdikarim Hassan Jama, said that the decision was made by the Council of Ministers today, adding they informed the United Nations envoy to Somalia and the international community that efforts to find a solution to the Somali conflict belongs to the Somali people only.
'' The Council of ministers agreed after a long and deep deliberations that they would not participate in the Nairobi conference as it is against the progress made by the government in the last four months in terms of security, financial management and good governance'', the minister told VOA after the meeting came to a close.
Also, the minister said that the Somali government was in the process of consulting with people across the social spectrum with a view to getting a lasting solution to the Somali conflict, pointing out that it was not good to waste time on bringing together the different regional governments in the country.
When asked why the government was not interested in attending the Nairobi Conference since it was part of the summit to look into the dispute between the Somali government institutions he answered, '' Really, there are differences of opinion and they can be solved, but we do not see the Nairobi summit as one intended to do that''.
The Somali minister of information continued to say that his government requested the United Nations representative to Somalia, ambassador Augustine Mahiga and the international community to respect them for their constitutional responsibility to find lasting peace in Somalia and to assist them in that regard.
In addition, the minister pointed out the need to leave solving Somali disputes for the government and respect them for that, acknowledging the financial support the Somali government receives from the international donor community while also thanking them for their role and partnership with the Somali government.

Meanwhile, the Djibouti government in whose country the last Somali Peace and Reconciliation Conference was held in which the current Somali TFG government was formed, has also rejected the upcoming Nairobi Conference, saying it was intended to scuttle gains made in the Somali peace conference in Djibouti which created the current government arrangement in Somalia.

Mischief and wrangles have set in between Al-shabab officials in the Gedo region. This follows after the recent decision of the group to change some of its leaders in the region.Al-shabab has blamed some of its former leaders for the take over of parts of the Gedo regions by forces supporting the Transitional Federal Government.Al-shabab’s newly appointed official for the region Abu Abas said some of the former leaders have collaborated with the government. Abu Abas vowed to punish any Shabab fighter who will found secretly collaborating with the government.The militant group recently changed the positions of several officials including its representative for Bardere administration and leaders of the group’s militia in the Gedo region.The insurgents lost ground to the forces supporting the government after weeks of fighting in the Gedo region.

Explosion in Luq

An explosion that targeted forces supporting the Transitional Federal Government in Luq district of the Gedo region occurred on Wednesday afternoon.Two people were killed in the explosion and several others wounded.Commander of the forces supporting the TFG in Luq district told Bar-kulan that the casualties of the explosion that was caused by a remote control bomb have been taken to Luq district hospital for treatment.

Elsewhere a landmine bomb has exploded on Donkeys carts at the road between Abyow village and Luq district.Al-shabab militants recently vowed that they will put line mines in the roads leading to Bardere district to prevent government forces away from the district as they have already seized several others from them.

Gen. Abdulkadir Sheikh Ali Dini was named to be Somalia’s new military chief and Gen. Sharif Sheikhuna Maye was named to be the police chief, according to a statement from the president's office.
In a ceremony held at the presidential palace, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said the new commanders are needed to perform extraordinary efforts to liberate the country from what he called international criminals and terrorists who he said had invaded Somalia.“We hope them to succeed their mandated mission and live up national duties,” Ahmed said.The new military commander, Dini, said he is very happy and pleased with his nomination as Somali military chief and vowed to work to bring peace back as much as he could.After the swearing-in, Maye, the new police chief, vowed that he will serve the civilian people by assuring peace and tranquility in the country, particularly Mogadishu.Early this month, the beleaguered president fired four top security officers, including police, military and intelligence chiefs.The fired officers were accused of not satisfactorily performing their duties. During their terms of service, a number of government officials were assassinated in TFG-controlled districts of Mogadishu.AHLMajor General Abduladir Sheikh ali Dini

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

update on update Ministry clarifies the arrest of journalists.TFG's National Security Agency Summons Habar-Gidir Hawiye Clan Own Shabelle's Head of the News
After three days in Somali government controlled detention, Habar-gidir Hawiye terrorist apologist Abdirashid Omar Qase Out On Bail, Waiting For Hearing , the director of Shabelle and news editor, Abdi Mohammed Isma’al freed on Wednesday.Shabelle journalists captured over the weekend after Somali government charged Shabelle of broadcasting inaccuracy news-story that may aid what they called terrorists.Shabelle news editor explained what has happened saying that when they arrived at nations security headquarters to answer a call for the information ministry.He said that the ministry of information accused Shabelle of airing anti-president story.NSA has ordered to apologize for the story Shabelle has broadcast about the president failing to visit Mogadishu battle zones, according news editor.He pointed out that Somali government forces treated them well and in a good manner.
Abdirashid Omar Qase, the director of Shabelle thanked all parts that helped to regain the freedom.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work in. The country has been mired in anarchy and chaos since Hawiye warlords overthrew Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

MOGADISHU (tf.sf) – Augustine Mahiga, the United Nations special representatives for Somalia on Wednesday reached at the Somali capital Mogadishu, having closed door meeting with Somalia’s top officials. After meeting with Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the speaker of the parliament and the prime minister, Mahiga held a joint news conference in Mogadishu with Somali premier, saying that he invited Somalia’s top TFG officials to attend a meeting on Somalia that will be held in Nairobi, Kenya.

“I came to Mogadishu to bring invitation to the president, the prime minister and the speaker to the forth-coming consultative meeting which will be held in Nairobi later this month” Mahiga said in joint press conference with Somali premier in the seaside Mogadishu.During the meeting, Somali president and parliament speaker will get an opportunity to discuss with autonomous Somali regions to resolve little disagreements between them, said the UN representative to Somalia.Mahiga said that it is needed the transitional period, which is due to expire in August, to end its time as promised.Mohammed, the premier also at the press conference and said that Somali officials and UN envoy discussed more about the transitional period and how Somalis could stride over it.He said that it is not needed Somalia to be remained in transition in more than seven years.

Mahiga came to mogadishu today wanting to make somali pm Farmaajo to change is mind about the 1 year mudane Farmaajo added to his government. But Farmaajo as he is always a lion and Patriot said NO! He said that if there was election this August will damage the future government and this will make the terrorist Al Shabab stronger. I say viva to Farmaajo for his courage stand against the western cunts. Noloow Farmaajo. You can watch this on Universal TV news edition. Guul Somalia. I feel sorry for the enemies of Somalia Criminal Warlord and bogus n legal entities breakaway enclave (UN &Pamp; ETHIOPIA & SAKIIN & FAROOLE & SIILAANYO & GODANE) piracy and terrorism apologist . They are too weak for Mudane Geesiga Farmaajo. It looks like Farmaajo's 180 MP's that he has chosen will soon replace the 550 Criminal gang.(moryaan) MP's inshallah

PM Farmaajo does not want the UN a&ETHIOPIA Pamp to decide the fate and take leadership of his country he doesn't want them to interfer in his countries POLITICS hence he rejected UN's proposal. But just like any smart leader he like these in the west financially so that HIS poor country can rebuild.Farmaajo has killed Zenawi long time ago, don't see u how desperate he is to interfer into somalia business via UN representative to Somalia.Mahiga

A Toronto man arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges remains in custody after making a brief appearance in a Brampton courtroom this morning.Mohamed Hersi, 25, was remanded until Friday, when a special bail hearing will be scheduled, likely for next Wednesday or Thursday.“They’ve got the wrong person,” Hersi’s brother, Yassim, said outside the courtroom. He said his brother had recently graduated from health science studies at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus.

Federal Crown attorney Iona Jaffe told the court that Hersi has been charged with attempting to participate in a terrorist activity and providing counsel to a person to participate in a terrorist activity.Hersi wore a leather-sleeved jacket over a gray hoodie and blue jeans. His hands were handcuffed.
He wasn’t represented by a lawyer.A woman identified as his mother and an uncle also attended the five-minute court appearance.Jaffe said Hersi was arrested on Tuesday night at Pearson International Airport.“The investigation is still very much on going,” Jaffe told the court. “A number of items were seized and are being analyzed...”At a news conference Wednesday, RCMP investigator Keith Finn said the suspect was arrested just prior to boarding an international flight, without incident. RCMP believe the suspect was bound for Cairo, with a connection in London, England, then headed to Somalia, allegedly to take part in terrorist activities.
While releasing few details about what items were seized, superintendent Tom Fitzgerald, unit commander with the Toronto police intelligence division, hinted that there was “a particularly important piece of evidence” that will be revealed in due process in court.Police suspect the man was planning to join Al Shabaab, the Somali-based movement that has been designated a terrorist group in both the U.S. and Canada.The RCMP said it began the investigation in October in partnership with the Toronto Police Service’s Intelligence Division.Finn said there was nothing in the investigation that would suggest a direct threat to Canada, but that police are concerned about “domestic radicalization.”Toronto Star
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update onSomalia: Burundi and Uganda defence force chiefs visit Mogadishu and commit additional troops to Amisom
Major General Godefroid Niyombare and General Aronda Nyakairima, Chiefs of Defence Forces for Burundi and Uganda visited AMISOM force bases in Mogadishu, the restive capital of Somalia last week and declared in a joint statement that each country will deploy 2000 soldiers to take part of African Union Mission for Somalia.
"There is no peace to keep here, so each and every day our forces support the TFG to expand their control of Mogadishu. We are making steady but consistent progress and we now have 60% territorial control as a result of the recently implemented offensive and we will continue to build on this," they said in the statement.
United Nation mandated troops from African Union to Somalia on 2007 to assist the week Somali Transitional Federal Government to fight against Islamic militants who controls much of south and central Somalia regions including large parts of the capital.

"We have great confidence that other countries will join the mission but in the meantime it is our duty to support our Somali brothers. We must continue our work here and we will do so. The extremists cannot win. Their defeat cannot be immediate but it will ultimately come."

The statement says the troops were already heading for pre-deployment training. Burundi has already deployed one battalion."The solution here is not military alone. It is political and humanitarian also. There have been dramatic changes and improvements in the way Mogadishu is governed. Normal life is starting to return. We see street lights, cleaning, even rebuilding. All signs of a stabilising situation," the chiefs said in their joint statement.
They appealed to the government to continue to focus on their number one stakeholder - the Somali people and to keep faith with the progress being made.
"This is the beginning of the end of the anarchy and strife." the statement says
Somalia was without functioning government since 1991, when clan militias overthrew Siad Barre's administration.
Since 2007 deadly clashes in the Somalia between Somali government forces alongside African Union Troops and Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda linked militia left dead more than 21,000 civilians and forced 1.5 million to flee from their houses

Baugh and his delegation met Puntland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed (Farole) and members of his ministers. Sources told Garowe Online that they discussed the worsening conflict between Puntland and Somaliland, a break-away republic in northern Somalia.

Baugh visited Puntland marine forces base in Garowe, who were distributing water and food aid to the people affected by the pre-longed droughts in the areas under Puntland authority. He congratulated to their humanitarian aid efforts.

Meanwhile the delegation including British Government officials and top security officers had dinner with Puntland president and his deputy Abdisamad Ali Shire and clan elders from Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions in Puntland state of Somalia.

The elders handed a letter to the delegation and appealed them to make sure Somaliland troops to leave Laascaanood city. They said that they are the real traditional elders from Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions and they are opposed Somaliland forces to stay and control Laascaanood city.

They accused Somaliland forces the use the humanitarian aid from Britain against the people from their regions and appealed to Britain to take care of what they give as humanitarian aid to Somaliland, a break-away republic in northern Somalia.

Britain's senior representative for Somalia, Matt Baugh said that his government doesn’t request to lift army embargo from Somaliland.

Cabinet Meets in Mogadishu

The cabinet of the Somali Transitional Federal Government has on Wednesday met in Mogadishu.
The cabinet discussed the regional authorities that are being formed in different parts of Somalia. The cabinet resolved that the formation of new regional authorities within Somalia was contrary to the Djibouti peace process which formed the Transitional Federal Institutions.
The cabinet said the establishment of such clan based authorities will divide the country and the people of Somalia.
Elsewhere, the cabinet has also approved the newly appointed commanders in TFG Force. The commanders were appointed by president Sharif Shiekh Ahmed who previously removed others from the positions.
The Somali police force will now be led by Gen. Sharif Shekhuna Maye and the army will be headed by Gen. Abdikadir Sheikh Ali Dini.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Life can be lonely on the high seas and one pirate has decided enough is enough, it's about time he got himself a wife.But the Somali pirate chief has taken a fancy to his 13-year-old Danish hostage - and he is so besotted with her he's willing to let the rest of her family go free, and even forget the $5million dollar ransom his pirate colleagues demanded.According to The Times, the pirate made the bizarre proposal during a conversation with a Danish reporter, who visited the African nation to track down the Johansen family who were taken hostage in the Indian Ocean more than a month ago.

Marry me? 13-year-old Naja Johansen, third from left, is wanted as the wife of a Somali pirate chief

Jan Quist Johansen, his wife Birgit Marie Johansen, their sons Rune and Hjalte and their daughter Naja, were kidnapped along with their two crewmen. Their yacht was hijacked in the Indian ocean 260 miles from the coast just weeks from completing the end of their two-year voyage. They have been trapped on board the previously hijacked MS Dover, along with 20 other hostages, since February 24.

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The reporter, from the tabloid Ekstra Bladet, was not allowed to speak to the family, but he spoke to the chief pirate who apparently revealed his plans for a bride. The terrifying proposal puts more pressure on the authorities and hostage negotiators to free the family.If the Danes give me permission to marry the girl, I will free the rest without any condition,' Kristian Kornoe quoted the pirate chief as saying.
The reporter, who assumed the offer was never going to be accepted, said: 'The father, Jan, seemed completely exhausted, even ill.

'The rest of the family is tired and angry. The smell is unbearable ... it is hot, the water is filthy.'Henrik Ljung, a senior Danish psychologist, said 'The offer of marriage was simply a way of applying psychological pressure, a show of force.'It’s an extremely effective tool if you want to raise money.'

An armed Somali pirate along the coastline. The Johansen's yacht was hijacked in Somali waters 260 miles from the coast, on February 24, just weeks from completing the end of their two-year voyage

Somali pirate Abdullahi Mohamed said earlier this month the gang responsible for the kidnap would kill all seven hostages if any attempt was made to rescue them.

The family, from Kalundborg, 75 miles west of Copenhagen, were planning to enter the Mediterranean through the Suez canal from the Red Sea.That route would take the family through the Gulf of Aden, one of the most dangerous waterways in the world in terms of piracy. It is the first time children have been captured. Two days before they were captured Americans Jean and Scott Adam and Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle were killed after their boats were seized by Somali pirates.

Paul and Rachel Chandler after their 13 month ordeal at the hands of a Somali pirate gang. They were freed after 388 days in captivity

It is hoped that the Danish crew will be able to survive the ordeal as was the case with British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, who were finally released in November 2010 after 388 days in captivity in return for a secret £625,000 ransom. Earlier on the same day that the Danish vessel was captured, Somali pirates also hijacked a Greek-owned cargo vessel with 23 crew on board.The MV Dover was seized in the north Arabian sea, 260 miles north-east of the Omani port of Salalah.There are three Romanians, 19 Filipinos and a Russian aboard the Panama-flagged vessel.

Nairobi. (tf.sf) Somali pirates on Monday hijacked United Arab Emirates (UAE) flagged and Kuwaiti owned crude oil tanker, approximately 250 nautical miles Southeast of Salalah in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden, Somali pirates on Monday hijacked United Arab Emirates (UAE) flagged and Kuwaiti owned crude oil tanker, approximately 250 nautical miles Southeast of Salalah in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden, Xinhua informed.
European Union Naval Force Somalia spokesman Paddy O'Kennedy said the MV Zirku which was seized early Monday was on its way to Singapore from Bashayer (Sudan) when it was attacked. "The vessel was attacked by two pirate skiffs firing RPGs and small arms. The MV Zirku has a crew of 29, O'Kennedy said in a statement. He said there is no further information about the crew at present.
O'Kennedy said the MV ZIRKU was registered with Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa MSC (HOA), and was reporting to The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The Horn of Africa nation has been without a functioning government since 1991, and remains one of the world's most violent and lawless countries.
Combined Task Force 150, a naval alliance dominated by the United States and based in the Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti, is patrolling an area within the Gulf of Aden to help protect ships from pirates.
In its most successful anti-piracy operation on March 12, the Navy immobilized a pirate ship and arrested 61 Somali pirates who had been stalking merchant vessels in the Arabian Sea for more than three months.
European Union Naval Force Somalia spokesman Paddy O'Kennedy said the MV Zirku which was seized early Monday was on its way to Singapore from Bashayer (Sudan) when it was attacked. "The vessel was attacked by two pirate skiffs firing RPGs and small arms. The MV Zirku has a crew of 29, O'Kennedy said in a statement. He said there is no further information about the crew at present.
O'Kennedy said the MV ZIRKU was registered with Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa MSC (HOA), and was reporting to The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The Horn of Africa nation has been without a functioning government since 1991, and remains one of the world's most violent and lawless countries.
Combined Task Force 150, a naval alliance dominated by the United States and based in the Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti, is patrolling an area within the Gulf of Aden to help protect ships from pirates.
In its most successful anti-piracy operation on March 12, the Navy immobilized a pirate ship and arrested 61 Somali pirates who had been stalking merchant vessels in the Arabian Sea for more than three months.Pirates hijack Singapore-bound oil tanker

update on 3rd man Kamal Hassan pleads guilty in missing Somalis case,Plea deal for Somali terrorism suspectGuilty Plea Reveals Extent of Minnesota Man's Involvement with Somali Terror GroupA hearing has been canceled for a Somali man who's been in custody for more than two years on terror charges. Kamal Said Hassan had wanted to ask a federal judge Monday to release him while he waits to be sentenced. But his hearing was postponed due to a scheduling conflict. A new date has not been set.
Hassan pleaded guilty to providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and other charges.
He has admitted he left Minneapolis for Somalia in 2007 and stayed at a training camp for al-Shabab. He has said he continued following the terror group' orders after he left camp. He's one of roughly 20 men believed to have traveled from Minneapolis to fight for the group, but the only one in custody pending sentencing.
Source: AP

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Somali ministers voted to extend the government’s mandate for another one year on Sunday, government officials told terror free somalia.Somali cabinet ministers held a conference led by Prime minister Mohammed Abdullahi (Farmajo) today in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu and voted to extend all the government institutions mandate one more year and scheduled to expire on august 2012.The current mandate is scheduled to expire on August this year, while members of the parliament voted early on February this year to extend their own mandate for three years and the president and the prime minister described it as unconstitutional.Power struggle continues in the Horn of African nation as Prime Minister Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed sides with President Sharif Ahmed whose rival and current parliament speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden is plotting an attempt to oust the president when his term comes to an end in the upcoming August.Somalia was without functioning government since 1991 when clan warlords overthrew Siad Barre’s administration.

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Mogadishu, SomaliaThe Somali government has announced that it unanimously agreed to extend its mandate which expires in August for a year "to complete the unfinished tasks," a statement issued by the Somali premier's office said.

In an extraordinary meeting held on Sunday evening by the Somali Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi said the decision to extend the mandate was taken after assessing the current political and security situation in the country. "The Council decided to extend the mandate of all the constitutional institutions of the Transitional Federal Government for a period of one year," the statement said.

The Somali government also agreed to postpone presidential and legislative elections set for August until August 2012 in order to give more time to complete the unfinished tasks during the transitional period.

The government pledged to complete the formation of a national army, restoration of peace and security throughout the war ravaged east African country.

The extension of the government mandate comes after Somali parliament members controversially extended the mandate for another three years as the expiry of the current transitional period in less than five months.

Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and the Prime Minister both opposed the parliament's move and rejected a call by Speaker of the Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden to hold elections for the parliament leadership and the presidency.

Differences have lately been growing between top Somali leaders over how to deal with the looming end of the transitional period for the government and the parliament.

A number of previous political infighting has hampered the government's efforts to deal with the three-year long Islamist insurgents that have reduced the government into a few districts in the capital and in southern part of the country.

The Somali government forces backed by thousands of African Union peacekeeping troops have been launching a major offensive against Islamist rebels who lost key areas in the capital Mogadishu and south of the country. The operation marked rare but remarkable gains for the government.

Major General Godefroid Niyombare and General Aronda Nyakairima, Chiefs of Defence Forces for Burundi and Uganda visited the AMISOM force in Mogadishu this week.

During a four day visit, the Generals saw firsthand the progress being made by AMISOM forces in support of the TFG.
In a joint statement to field commanders, the Chiefs declared that both Burundi and Uganda had committed the additional 4,000 troops mandated by the UN in December and that they were already heading for pre-deployment training. Burundi has already deployed one battalion.
“There is no peace to keep here, so each and every day our forces support the TFG to expand their control of Mogadishu. We are making steady but consistent progress and we now have 60% territorial control as a result of the recently implemented offensive and we will continue to build on this.
“We have great confidence that other countries will join the mission but in the meantime it is our duty to support our Somali brothers. We must continue our work here and we will do so. The extremists cannot win. Their defeat cannot be immediate but it will ultimately come.

“Integration of TFG soldiers within our own units has been stepped up and is working very well. This will ultimately advance the day when Mogadishu is liberated and they can take over.
Each country has pledged a further 2,000 troops and anticipate an efficient deployment around the middle of the year.
The Defence Chiefs met with the President of Somalia and the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government, cabinet ministers, and other government and grassroots local leaders.

“The President, the Government, the Cabinet and most of the MP’s are now here in Mogadishu and here consistently. We believe that they are working very well and understand the need for government to fill the space behind the security we are creating.
“The solution here is not military alone. It is political and humanitarian also. There have been dramatic changes and improvements in the way Mogadishu is governed. Normal life is starting to return. We see street lights, cleaning, even rebuilding. All signs of a stabilising situation.
“The Government must continue to focus on their number one stakeholder – the Somali people. They must keep faith with the progress being made. This is the beginning of the end of the anarchy and strife.”
The Defence Chiefs completed their working trip and left Mogadishu on Thursday 24th.
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During a visit to the United States this month, the Somali prime minister told the United NationsSecurity Council that his government is a "committed and credible partner to defeat our two common enemies," the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab terrorists and lawlessness.

Appointed last October, Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has his work cut out for him, but he has the backing of the U.N. and the U.S. State Department -- and an unlikely corner of the world: Buffalo, N.Y.

Buffalo, where a typical winter dumps more than 7 feet of snow, is about as different as you can imagine from the Somali capital of Mogadishu, where 100 degrees is the norm. But they have at least one thing in common: they are home to Mohamed, a Somalia native who sought asylum in the United States in 1991, when his beloved country descended into civil war. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from State University of New York at Buffalo and married his childhood friend, Zeinab. They have two girls and two boys.

Before he was tapped to lead a government in one of the most dangerous places on Earth, Mohamed served on the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority and as commissioner for Equal Employment at the New York State Department of Transportation.

"I learned a lot in Western New York politics which prepares me to go to Somalia and try to solve the problem," he said outside the U.N. Security Council. "But this is a different animal. We are dealing with international terrorists and Al Qaeda, who are ready to destroy humanity."

Mohamed leaves the raising of his four children to Zeinab while he battles pirates and Al Shabaab, the Islamist insurgent group fighting to overthrow his Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Al Shabaab controls most of southern and central parts of Somalia. The Al Qaeda-affiliated group boasts thousands of militants and has imposed Shariah Law in the territories it controls. Senior Al Qaeda recruiter and trainer, Anwar al-Awlaki, who holds dual American and Yemeni citizenship, has thanked the group for "giving us a living example of how we as Muslims should proceed to change our situation. The ballot has failed us, but the bullet has not."

Al Shabaab says it is at war with "enemies of Islam," including the African Union and United Nations missions in Somalia, which have been providing humanitarian and military support to the TFG. A couple of years ago, Al Shabaab released a video warning African Union peacekeepers that "Somalia is not a place where you will earn a salary -- it is a place where you will die." Since then, scores of peacekeepers have lost their lives in roadside and suicide bombings and gun battles with militants.

Al Shabaab's reach goes well beyond Somalia. One of their militants tried to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard at his home in Aarhus, Denmark. Terrorists have also carried out deadly bombings at hotels and other public places in Kenya and Uganda. And during the Israel-Lebanon war in 2006, 720 Al Shabaab men flew to Lebanon to support Hezbollah.

Last June, two New Jersey men allegedly bound for Somalia for Al Shabaab training, Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, were arrested at Kennedy International Airport and charged with planning to kill American troops and other foreigners.

Though he is putting his life on the line, Prime Minister Mohamed feels it is his duty to serve humanity to "regain the dignity" of the Somali people. And as if the challenges he faces weren't enough, he is also trying to improve the economy and to create a culture of accountability and transparency in government that is alien to his war-torn country.

Coincidentally, the prime minister's address to the U.N. Security Council came on the same day a federal grand jury indicted 13 Somalis and one Yemini for pirating a yacht and taking four U.S. citizens hostage. The American hostages were killed before their release could be secured by the U.S. Navy.

"We have recently seen the human face of piracy when four innocent Americans were killed by ruthless pirates," Mohamed told the Security Council. "Our heart goes to their loved ones."

Mohamed went on to warn U.N. member states that piracy and terrorism make a volatile mix: "It will not surprise us if Al Qaeda's agents in Somalia start hijacking tankers in the high seas and use them as deadly weapons as they did it in September 2001."

After his official visits to the United Nations and Washington, D.C., Mohamed flew up to Buffalo to spend time with his family.

"It's very hard to balance the love I have here in my community in Buffalo and of course my homeland that I really love," Mohamed said. "The problem I have in Somalia is really heavy. It's huge. And when times get tough, then I try to remember my family back here." He said that time with his wife and children is precious, even the endless questions from the baby of the family, his 8-year-old son Magan.

"I am happy my dad's home," Magan said before dragging his father to the basement for a ping-pong game.

Mohamed's eldest daughter, Intisar, says she is proud of her father's sacrifice, but she misses him terribly, especially his fun side. "He's a goofy guy," Intisar said with a huge smile. "We miss him a lot. I even miss him telling us to pick stuff up off the floor."

Their mother is proud of her prime minister husband, too, though raising the children alone is challenging. "My husband has a good heart and always he wanted to save the country," Zeinab said. "I gave him two thumbs up because he always wanted to do the job. And the last time I said you go ahead. You save Somalia. I'll save these kids."

Mohamed and Zeinab say children in America have it good and take things for granted. They half joke that if their own kids, who get too wrapped up in computer games and Facebook, need a reality check, they can always take them to Somalia. But Mohamed wants to make sure Somalia is safer before that can happen.

While waiting to catch up with friends and former colleagues for a spicy Buffalo wings dinner, Mohamed took a stroll along the icy embankment of Lake Erie. He paused, looked at the Buffalo Skyline and then out across the chilly lake waters. His thoughts drifted off some 8,000 miles to Somalia, his troubled country and its future, which is tied to his own. "Failure is not an option," he said.

MoS Moments of Silence

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

Designation of Al-Shabaab

When our world changed forever

Al-Shabaab

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

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The Foundation is dedicated to networking like-minded Somalis opposed to the terrorist insurgency that is plaguing our beloved homeland and informing the international public at large about what is really happening throughout the Horn of Africa region.

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The threat is from violent extremists who are a small minority of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, the threat is real. They distort Islam. They kill man, woman and child; Christian and Hindu, Jew and Muslim. They seek to create a repressive caliphate. To defeat this enemy, we must understand who we are fighting against, and what we are fighting for.